Man held on bomb charge

The RUC is questioning a man in Gough Barracks in connection with the Omagh bomb. He was arrested on Monday night

The RUC is questioning a man in Gough Barracks in connection with the Omagh bomb. He was arrested on Monday night. An RUC spokeswoman declined to state the man's age or where he was arrested. The "Real IRA" claimed responsibility for the explosion in 1998 in which 29 people died.

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